Winter Estates Auction Highlights, 2/4/12 and 2/5/12

Neal Auction Company Important Estates Auction February 4 & 5, 2012

Giuseppe Gambogi (Italian, 19th/20th c.), A Very Fine Carved Alabaster Figure of a Seated Beauty, sd., height 28 in.

William Henry Buck (American/N.O., 1840-1880), “School House by the Shore, LA Bayou,” o/c, initialed, estate prov., 14 x 20 in.

An American Carved Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, mid-19th c., in the Gothic taste.

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An American Rococo Carved Rosewood Étagère, mid-19th c., attr. J.H. Belter, NY.

Neal Auction Company Important Estates Auction February 4 & 5, 2012 Featuring: Part I, Estate of Renowned Architect and Artist, James R. Lamantia, Jr., FAAR, New Orleans and New York, featuring an extensive collection of important architectural, old master, European and American drawings, folios, prints and maps Part II, Succession of Harry T. Howard III, New Orleans Part II, Estate of Richard Godchaux Hirsch, New Orleans Part III, Property from the Collection of Texas Antiquarians Jack and Kate Wheeler Estate of Dr. Paul W. Thompson, Baton Rouge, LA Property from the Collection of a Natchez, MS Lady Property of a Distinguished Gentleman Antiquarian and much more Exhibition beginning Monday, January 23, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Evening Preview Reception, Thursday, February 2, 5 to 7 p.m.

AUCTION SCHEDULE Saturday, February 4, 10 a.m., 4038 Magazine Street Sunday, February 5, 10 a.m., 3923 Carondelet Street

A Fine American Classical Paint and Gilt-Decorated Sofa, c. 1815-1825, Baltimore. Illus: Boor.

Philadelphia Empire Furniture, p. 386, fig. 240.

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Jacques Courtois (Giacomo Cortese), called Il Borgognone (French/active Italy, 1621-1676), “The Battle of Podhajce,” 1667/1676, o/c, extensively inscr. en verso, 37 1/2 x 62 3/4 in.

An American Coin Silver Coffee and Tea Service, Gelston & Treadwell, NY, c. 1845.

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An Associated Pair of American Classical Lyre-Form Mahogany Games Tables, 19th c., Boston.

An Antique Napoleon III Mahogany and Bronze-Mounted Regulateur, height 87 in.

An American Classical Mahogany Work Table, early 19th c.

Theodore “Fonville” Winans (American/LA, 1911-1992), “Dixie Belles,” 1938, silver gelatin photograph, signed sd., dtd., 20 x 24 in.

A Fine French Carved and Gilded Mirror, 19th c., labeled, height 83 in.

An American Classical Brass-Mounted Carved Mahogany Dressing Chest, early 19th c., attr. John Seymour, Boston.

A Fine Continental Ivory and Inlaid Walnut Vargueno, late 17th/early 18th c., associated stand.

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Luis Graner y Arrufi (Spanish, 1862-1929, active N.O. c.

1914-1922), “Young Girl in a Verdant Garden,” 1911, o/c, sd., dtd., 50 x 40 in.

An American Classical Mahogany Mixing Table, early 19th c., Phila.

A Tall Paris Porcelain Polychrome and Gilt Vase, c. 1818, probably Darte Frères, height 18 in.

A George IV Carved Mahogany Rent Table, c. 1825.

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George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882-1925), “The Death of Gold,” 1922, Conte crayon and pencil, sd., ttd., H.V. Allison and Co., NY label, sight 22 x 22 in.

Sir John Everett Millais, P. R. A. (British, 1829-1896), “Reclining Female Nude” (recto), and “Standing Male Nude” (verso), c. 1845, chalk on paper, initialed, inscr., 17 3/8 x 12 1/4 in.

A Good Charles X Scagliola and Mahogany Center Table, c. 1825.

Owen Jones, The Grammar of Ornament, 1856, 1st ed., large folio (22 in. x 14 1/2 in.), Day and Son, London, 100 chromolith., plus decorative title page, original morocco binding.

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An Antique Sèvres Biscuit Porcelain Portrait Bust of Napoleon, mid-19th c., after Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828), cast sig., inscr. “Buste Officiel/Napoleon/Empereur/1805,” height 27 1/4 in.

Luigi Rossini (Italian, 1790-1857), Le Antichita Romane, 1819-23, vol. I only, large folio, with 51 pl., includes frontispiece, sheets 27 1/2 x 19 in.

Giambattista Nolli (Italian, 1692-1756), Nuova Pianta di Roma Data in Luce, 1748, 1st ed., 2nd issue, folio (19 3/8 x 14 1/2 in.), marbled boards.

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An American Chippendale Carved Mahogany Chest-onChest, c. 1760, probably Delaware Valley.

An American Renaissance Gilt Bronze-Mounted, Ebonized and Extensively Marquetry Inlaid Center Table, c. 1860, N.Y.

John Ruskin (British, 1819-1900), “The Roman Arch at Susa in Piedmont,” c. 1830s/40s, graphite with gouache, 6 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.

Benjamin West, P. R. A. (British, 1738-1820), “Seated Female Figure,” probably c. late 1770s/early 1780s, graphite on buff laid paper, 7 5/8 x 8 1/2 in.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778), “The Pier with a Lamp,” c. 1760, etching, from Carceri d’invenzione, WE 40, R 41, sheet 18 3/4 x 24 3/8 in.

A Fine Antique Continental Patinated Bronze and Marble Athenienne, 19th c., height 57 in.

A George III Carved Mahogany Serpentine Chest, c. 1790.

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William Robinson (American/MS, 1861-1945), “Biloxi Ferry,” 1937, o/c, sd., dtd., 18 x 24 in.

Achille Peretti (American/N.O. 1857-1923) “Pirates Alley,” (one of a pair) o/c, sd. 29 x 20 in.

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Ellsworth Woodward (American/N.O., 1861-1939), “French Market, N.O., LA,” 1886, w/c and gouache, sd., dtd., ttd., inscr., 12 7/8 x 17 3/4 in.

A Chinese Jadeite and Diamond Ring.

Bror Anders Wikstrom (American/LA, 1854-1909), “Sailing Ship, Gulf Coast,” 1909, o/c, sd., dtd., 12 x 17 in.

A Chinese Jadeite and Diamond Pendant.

A Good Pair of Louis XV/XVI Carved Beech Fauteuils, late 18th c., probably Lyon.

A Fine Antique Persian Serapi Carpet, 14 ft. 5 in. x 9 ft.

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (British, 1812-1852), “The Eschenheim Tower, City Gate of Frankfurt,” c. 1833/34, graphite on paper, sd., 9 7/8 x 7 in.

A Northern Italian or German Neoclassical Burled Walnut and Inlaid Cabinet Desk, late 18th/early 19th c.

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A Confederate Staff Officer’s Sword, blade marked “Dufilho/N.Orleans,” the quillion with “C.S.” and pelican insignia.

An American Patinated Bronze Sinumbra Lamp, early 19th c., sd. Hooper & Co., Boston, height 29 in.

A Fine George III Inlaid Mahogany Bureau Bookcase, c. 1780.

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Robert Lewis Reid (American, 1862-1929), “Portrait of Miss Elise Mason Smith (18961990),” 1921, o/c, sd., dtd., 36 x 24 in.

Part of a Collection of Newcomb College Art Pottery.

Richard Clague (French/N.O., 1821-1873), “Louisiana Rigs in the Marsh,” o/c, sd., estate prov., 16 1/8 x 24 in.

Conrad Wise Chapman (American, 1842-1910), “River Landscape,” 1882, o/c, sd., dtd., 24 x 41 in.

A Rare Baltimore Eagle Inlaid and Carved Mahogany Tall Case Clock, c. 1760.

An Irish Highly Carved Mahogany Console Table, mid-19th c., after the designs of Thos. Chippendale.

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A Rare George Ohr Art Pottery Teapot, c. 1883-1898, stamped “G.E. Ohr, Biloxi, Miss.,” width 8 1/2 in.

Colette Pope Heldner (American/N.O., 1902-1990), “Napoleon House, French Quarter, N.O. - Bastille Day,” o/c, sd., ttd., 40 x 34 in.

Edward Hopper (American, 1882-1967), “Yachting Scene,” c.

1905, w/c, Kennedy Galleries, NY label, 5 x 6 3/4 in.

A Regency Inlaid Mahogany and Calamander Games Table, early 19th c.

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A Fine French Rococo Carved Giltwood Mirror, 19th c., height 55 1/4 in.

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Part I of the Estate of James R. Lamantia, Jr.,AIA, featuring an extensive collection of important architectural, old master, European and American drawings, folios and prints and maps. Lamantia was a New Orleans architect, Fulbright Fellow, Tulane Professor, painter, gallerist and Piranesi expert. Lamantia’s architectural designs included many New Orleans churches and schools, along with facilities of the World Trade Center and Lincoln Center in addition to overseeing the renovation of the Presbytere on Jackson Square.

Lamantia’s collection includes drawings by John Ruskin, George Bellows, Rockwell Kent, Josef Hoffman, Augustus Pugin, Simeon Solomon, Benjamin West and Sir John E. Millais. His print and folio collection includes iconic selections from the 16th through 20th c., including Palladio, Jones, Rossini, F.L. Wright, Nolli, Soane, Chambers and an extensive collection of the works of Giovanni and Francesco Piranesi.

West, Rembrandt Peale (attr.),Xanthus Russell Smith, Randall Vernon Davey, Eugene Berman, Jamie Wyeth, Oleg Stavrowsky, Aiden Lassell Ripley, and much more.

Southern Regional art offerings include works

by Bror Anders Wikstrom, W.A. Walker, Philippe Regis de Trobriand, “Fonville” Winans, E.J. Bellocq, A.J. Drysdale, Robert Rucker, Paul Ninas, Alfred Hutty, Elizabeth O’Neill Verner, Knute Heldner, Emil Holzhauer, Anne Wilson Goldthwaite, Mac Anderson, Emmitt Thames, Mildred N. Wolfe, Rhoda Stokes, Clementine Hunter, Mose Tolliver, Jewel A. W. Simon, Noel Rockmore, Charles Richards, Henry Casselli, Ida Kohlmeyer, George Bauer Dunbar, Simon Gunning, Hunt Slonem, David Nixon, James Michalopoulos, George Rodrigue, Paul Mersereau, Will Ousley, Gardner Reed, Ethel Hutson, Nina Harper, Marie and Emilie de Hoa LeBlanc, and many others.

A fine collection of sculpture also incl: PierrePeriod English and Continental furniture and Jules Mene, Antonio Frilli, Émile-Louis Picault, decorative arts incl. fine Irish console table, Attr. Rembrandt Peale (Am., 1778-1860), Nikolai-Ivanovich Lieberich, Arthur Waagen, Wm. IV campaign chest, Regency brass“Portrait of Mary Davenport Kimball, “ o/c, Ferdinand Pautrot, Jean-Jules-Bernard mtd. sofa table, Geo. III inlaid sideboard, 21 x 17 in.

Salmson, and Christophe Fratin. fine set of four Regency faux rosewood side chairs, set of eight Regency dining chairs, Select English and Continental paintings including; Jacques Courtois, pair satinwood armchairs, antique “Carlton House” desk, Empire bronzeMaurice Milliére, Adolf Schreyer, Conrad Kiesel, Ferdinand Lepié, Bernard mtd. bureau plat, Italian Baroque painted desk, good French mah. and Picart, Auguste François Gorguet, Haynes King, Carlos Vazquez, Edwin bronze-mtd. gueridon, Dutch marquetry envelope table, several period Cooper, Charles Nicholls Woolnoth, Peter Kraemer, and Alphonse Le commodes, gentleman’s estate collection of antique English furniture, Gros. numerous forms, etc.

Fine American furniture features a highly carved three-pc. walnut N.O. bedroom suite, signed Mitchell & Rammelsburg B.R. suite, a Phila. center table, rare Am. Gothic bookcase, fine Boston desk, several high-style chairs

by J.H. Belter, Horner bookcase and library desk, a Virginia walnut blanket chest, painted Southern corner cabinet, Am. Late Classical rosewood center table, and much more.

American, English and Continental silver from numerous estates. Hyde & Goodrich and other Southern flatware, Mitchell & Tyler presentation tea service, Dominick & Haff tea service and tray, also examples of Kirk repousse, Gorham and Whiting. Good Georgian sterling silver and Sheffield plate; makers include Wm. Chawner, Wm. Eley & Wm. Fearn, Chas. Aldridge, Matthew Boulton and James Dixon & Son.

American art including Robert L. Reid, John Marin, Jane Peterson, Conrad Wise Chapman, Ernest Fiene, William Thompson Russell Smith, Benjamin

Asian art incl. Chinese and Japanese paintings, porcelain, jade, jadeite, textiles, cloisonné and more.